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Nov 10, 2014

WGGB-TV ABC 40

Xavier Pereira had one wish for his 3rd birthday. He wanted to celebrate with friends.Thanks to Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island, an organization known for sending kids to Disney World and arranging celebrity meet-and-greets, today Xavier’s very simple dream came true.

Oct 29, 2014

The Boston Globe

It's been a brutal year for Michael Kirchdorfer. In May, the 6-year-old from Plymouth was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and now his tiny frame is being blitzed with radiation and chemotherapy. So it was a wonderful respite when Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island arranged to have Michael meet Tom Brady (above) and Rob Gronkowski at Gillette Stadium the other day.

Sep 26, 2014

WCVB-TV

A 4-year-old girl with a rare and advanced form of childhood cancer got a dream come true Friday - she's spending a week at Disney World, courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and American Airlines. On Friday at Logan Airport, Alisha Savage got a royal send-off worthy of a princess.

The Savage family arrived at Logan this morning in a limousine, escorted by a Quincy police motorcade.

Representatives from Make-A-Wish of Massachusetts and Rhode Island were there to greet Alisha in Boston.

NECN-TV

Sep 26, 2014

WBZ-TV

A 4-year-old girl and her family are on the way to Disney World after a magical sendoff at Logan Airport Friday. Alisha Savage, her sister and parents are the 7,000th wish recipients from Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Alisha’s wish, inspired by her love for princesses, kicked off the trip to Orlando, Florida with an early morning escort from the Quincy Police to Terminal B, where a crowd of hundreds of people greeted her.

Sep 26, 2014

Boston Globe

A 4-year-old from Quincy was granted her wish Friday when she was dubbed a princess and flown to Walt Disney World by Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island and the American Airlines Something mAAgic Foundation.

Alisha Savage left for Orlando with her parents and grandparents in style, starting with a Quincy police motorcade and limousine ride to Logan Airport with princess Elsa from Disney’s “Frozen,” said Make-A-Wish spokeswoman Jordan Salvatoriello.